Kim Kardashian and a younger Kiyan Anthony and Kim’s daughter North West and Kiyan.Photo:Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Kim Kardashian/Instagram
La La Anthony’s sonKiyanis 17!
On Thursday, La La’s close friendKim Kardashianshared some throwback shots on Instagram to mark the teenager’s birthday, including a hilarious snap of him with her daughterNorth, 10.
North West and Kiyan Anthony.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
La La, 41, who shares Kiyan with her ex-husbandCarmelo Anthonyalso shared a cute message onInstagramto mark her son’s special day.
“Celebrating @kiyananthony all day!!! I figured today was a good day to let everybody know he really got his basketball skills from me (Iβm playing ππππ) HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY KIYANβ¦I LOVE YOU ππβ€οΈβ€οΈ,” La La wrote in the caption.
Kiyan Anthony and Kim Kardashian.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
La La’s birthday message comes after she spoke to PEOPLE aboutKiyan finding fameon social media after the teen garnered 782,000 Instagram followers.
“It makes me so proud,” she told PEOPLE last month. “Since I do know it, I’m able to kind of talk him through it, make sure he understands.”
“And he’s so calm and humble and just a really great kid,” she added of Kiyan’s fame.
La La Anthony and son Kiyan Anthony.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Just quiet the outside noise. I always tell him, ‘Quiet the outside noise. It’s not important,’ " she added.
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The proud mom alsospoke with PEOPLEin December about Kiyan, who is already a nationally ranked high school basketball champion.
“He’s got almost a million followers!” she said of his social media following. “He’s not addicted to posting or anything like that, but he loves to put up his highlights from games or his workout routines. It’s important, especially now that he’s starting to visit colleges. You want people to know what you’re doing.”
source: people.com